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SALVER , a See also:

FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat See also:

TRAY

tray of See also:

SILVER

silver or other See also:

metal used for carrying or serving glasses, cups, dishes, &c., at table or for the presenting of a See also:

LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter or card by a servant. In a royal or See also:

NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble See also:

HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household the fear of poisoning led to the See also:

CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom of tasting the See also:

food or drink before it was served to the See also:

MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master and his guests; this was known as the " assay " of See also:

MEAT

meat and drink, and in See also:

SPANISH

Spanish was called salva (salvar, to preserve from See also:

RISK

risk, See also:

LAT

Lat. See also:

SALVAGE (from Lat. salvus, safe)

salvage, to See also:

SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save). The See also:

TERM

term salva was also applied to the dish or tray on which the food or drink was presented after the tasting See also:

PROCESS

process. There seems no doubt that this Spanish word is the source of the See also:

ENGLISH

English " salver "; a parallel is found in the origin of the term " See also:

CREDENCE, or CREDENCE TABLE

credence-table," which is from the Ital. credenza, Lat. credere, to believe, See also:

TRUST

trust (see CREDENCE AND CREDENCE-TABLE).

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